White House considering major push to back Roy Moore: report

The White House is considering deploying resources to back embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) as the campaign enters its final stretch, Politico reported Wednesday.

The White House has said President Trump has no plans to campaign for Moore prior to the Dec. 12 election, but it is weighing whether to use robocalls, emails and text messages to encourage voters to support Moore, even as the candidate faces numerous allegations of sexual misconduct.

The super PAC America First Action, which supports Trump’s agenda, is conducting polling in Alabama as the administration considers getting more involved, Politico reported. 

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Several women have accused Moore of sexual misconduct, including a women who said he initiated a sexual encounter with her when she was 14 and he was 32.

Moore has denied the allegations, calling them a conspiracy by establishment Republicans and the media to steal the election from Alabama voters.

Trump last week all but endorsed Moore, saying he doesn’t want to see a Democrat in the Senate seat while emphasizing that Moore has denied the allegations. 

Trump over the weekend ripped Moore’s Democratic opponent, Doug Jones, as weak on crime and bad for the military.

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon said Tuesday he will campaign with Moore next week.

Keeping the seat in Republican hands could be important for the president, as the GOP has a slim 52-48 majority in the Senate. A Democrat has not held an Alabama Senate seat in more than 20 years.

The special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s former seat will take place on Dec. 12.